cinema
Judi Dench gets lifetime award at Karlovy VaryBritish actress Judi Dench was one of the guests of honour at the Karlovy Vary International Film… 04/07/11 14:33 CET
corporate
Vending machine with the midas touchFor people worried about the future of the pound or the euro, a vending machine just installed in a… 04/07/11 18:21 CET
VW secures majority stake in truckmaker MANVolkswagen says it has secured a 56 percent majority voting stake in German lorry maker MAN, moving… 04/07/11 15:04 CET
Saab near to return of Russian investorNear-bankrupt car maker Saab has moved closer to having Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov return… 04/07/11 15:04 CET
economy
German Labour Agency to cut staffMore people in work in Germany mean the federal Labour Agency will cut 10,000 of its employees… 04/07/11 19:16 CET
S&P adds to Greece’s woesThere has been a set-back for Greece as the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s warned Athens… 04/07/11 18:21 CET
Spain jobless falls againSpain’s jobless rate fell for the third month running in June. It was again boosted by the… 04/07/11 15:04 CET
hi-tech
Eco loo works wonders with wasteToilets come in all shapes, sizes and designs; from the truly awful to the rather attractive. But… 04/07/11 14:33 CET
le mag
Artists show off body of workCrowds of some 30,000 turned up for this year’s World Body Painting Festival in Portschach in… 04/07/11 14:33 CET
metropolitans
Kazakhs invest in new AstanaThirteen years since the rebirth of Astana, in Kazakhstan, the administrative capital is also… 04/07/11 12:24 CET
pictureoftheday
Chinese resident runs on a flooded stairwayA resident runs on a flooded stairway as floodwater pours into an underground garage amid heavy… 04/07/11 12:28 CET
world news
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra bides time in exileReconciliation in Thailand is the priority for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, brother of… 04/07/11 18:35 CET
More legal trouble for Strauss-KahnFrench woman Tristane Banon is to press attempted rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn… 04/07/11 23:03 CET
‘Silent’ protesters in Belarus appear in courtMore than 70 people appeared in court in Minsk on Tuesday, after taking part in a ‘clapping‘… 04/07/11 22:33 CET
Turkish police raid football clubs in match-fixing scandalTurkish police have arrested around 60 people, including the president of top side Fenerbahce Aziz… 04/07/11 20:58 CET
Tyler Farrar sprints to victory on third stageGarmin Cervelo’s Thor Hushovd held his nerve to retain the race leader’s yellow jersey in Redon… 04/07/11 20:58 CET
Serbia and Kosovo’s future lies within EU, says AshtonKosovo has received a boost from the EU. It comes after Pristina achieved its first breakthrough in… 04/07/11 19:33 CET
Picture shows how hunted Mafia boss should lookItalian police, desperate to get their hands on Matteo Messina Denaro, have released a picture they… 04/07/11 19:03 CET
Gipper comes to London’s Grosvenor SquareA statue of former US president Ronald Reagan has been unveiled in London near the US embassy. … 04/07/11 19:03 CET
Thailand set for coalition and first woman PMThe powerful Thai military has apparently given its nod of consent to the country’s surprise… 04/07/11 18:19 CET
Libya conflict dominates Russia-NATO talksRussian President Dimitry Medvedev has met with NATO representatives in Sochi on the Black Sea to… 04/07/11 17:55 CET
Back in the Day: Dolly the sheep becomes first clone*July 5th 1996.* Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. The… 04/07/11 17:12 CET
Otto von Habsburg dies at the age of 98He was often described as a champion of European unity. Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, the eldest… 04/07/11 16:43 CET
French journalist accuses Strauss-Kahn of attempted rapeThere is more bad news for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. A woman in France has officially accused him of… 04/07/11 16:34 CET
Greek coastguard intercept Gaza `peace flotilla`shipThe Greek coastguard intercepted a Canadian ship on Monday, which was part of the Gaza `peace… 04/07/11 16:23 CET
Hackers announce death of Obama on Fox NewsThe FoxNews Twitter account was has hacked on Monday, with an anonymous prankster announcing the… 04/07/11 15:28 CET
Tom Cruise ‘kicked out of bed for snoring’Hollywood homes are being hit with a new craze for ‘snoratoria.’ Tom Cruise, 49, is the latest… 04/07/11 14:48 CET
Chavez returns to Venezuela after cancer treatmentHugo Chavez has reportedly returned to Venezuela after receiving medical treatment in Cuba… 04/07/11 14:43 CET
Tymoshenko: We’re being tailed and our phones tappedThe next shots in the Yulia Tymoshenko trial will be fired on Wednesday following a judge’s… 04/07/11 14:33 CET
Jail terms for dozens of Belarus protestersThey say they simply wanted to hold a peaceful demonstration on Independence Day. Instead… 04/07/11 13:37 CET
Mladic court appearance watched by victims’ familiesRelatives of the victims of Srebrenica gathered outside the tribunal in the Hague. Forever… 04/07/11 12:50 CET
Why can’t politicians just answer the question?Ever wondered why we even bother listening to our politicians? Or why journalists even bother… 04/07/11 12:35 CET
Angry exchanges lead to Mladic’s removal from UN court Ratko Mladic has refused to enter a plea at the UN war crimes court in The Hague, angrily demanding… 04/07/11 12:03 CET
Thailand’s Shinawatra to lead five-party coalitionShe only entered politics six weeks ago. But now Yingluck Shinawatra is on her way to becoming… 04/07/11 11:43 CET
- UN court enters not guilty plea on behalf of Mladic
Ratko Mladic has refused to enter a plea at the UN war crimes court in The Hague, angrily demanding… 04/07/11 11:13 CET
Back in the Day: the story of Alice in Wonderland*July 4, 1862:* Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, later to be known to the literary world as Lewis Carroll… 04/07/11 10:41 CET
Chavez will make “full recovery” – officialsAfter emergency surgery to remove a cancerous tumour, officials in Venezuela say Hugo Chavez is… 04/07/11 08:53 CET
Hushovd in yellow jersey after Garmin-Cervelo win team time-trialNorway’s Thor Hushovd seized leader’s yellow jersey at the Tour de France after his Garmin-Cervelo… 04/07/11 07:55 CET
French roller-skater sets new world recordFrance’s Taig Khris set a new world record for the longest jump on rollerblades after carrying out… 04/07/11 07:54 CET
Yingluck wins decisive majority in Thailand electionsYingluck Shinawatra has become Thailands first ever female Prime Minister as her Pheu Thai party… 04/07/11 05:53 CET
Libyan rebel council receives boost from TurkeyTurkey has shown support for the Libyan rebels by recognising the Transitional National Council as… 04/07/11 05:33 CET
Accuser’s ‘lies’ threaten US case against DSKThere are increasing doubts over the strength of the case against former IMF chief Dominique… 04/07/11 04:33 CET
Protests to continue in Morocco despite referendumDespite a referendum confirming changes to the constitution, protesters in Morocco do not think the… 04/07/11 02:23 CET
Mladic refuses to plead at UN war crimes tribunalFormer leader of the Bosnian-Serb army Ratko Mladic will boycott a war crimes hearing on Monday… 04/07/11 01:33 CET
Protesters arrested on Belarus Independence DayDozens of people have been arrested following a protest on Independence Day in Belarus. The… 04/07/11 00:03 CET
